Site Tailoring a Coordinated InternalExternal

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• Site Tailoring a Coordinated Internal/External
• Emergency Response Organization

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National Renewable Energy Lab

• Renewable energy and energy efficiency
  technologies and practices
• Advance related science and engineering
• Transfers knowledge and innovations

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National Renewable Energy Lab
Major Programs
NREL's renewable energy and energy efficiency
research spans fundamental science to technology
solutions. Major program areas are

• Advanced Vehicle Technologies Fuels (hybrid
  vehicles, fuels utilization)
• Basic Energy Science
• Biomass (biorefineries, biosciences)
• Building Technologies (building efficiency, zero
  energy buildings)
• Electric Infrastructure Systems (distribution
  interconnection, thermal systems,
  superconductivity)
• Energy Analysis
• Geothermal Energy
• Hydrogen Fuel Cells (production, storage,
  infrastructure end use)
• Solar (photovoltaics, concentrating solar power
  and solar thermal)
• Wind Energy

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National Renewable Energy Lab
Current NREL Staffing
853 103 310 1266
Regular Employees Research Associates, Post-Docs,
Students, etc. Contract and Leased Workers Total
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National Renewable Energy Lab
To Boulder

CO 128

• Colorado
• National Wind Technology Center (305 Acres)
• South Table Mountain Site
• (327 Acres)
• Denver West Office Park
• Joyce Street Facility
• Refuel Facility (Denver)
• Washington, D.C.

National Wind Technology Center

Indiana St.
CO 72
Colorado Locations (west Denver metro)
Joyce St.

Facility
CO 93
68th Ave.
64th Ave.
Denver
Ward Rd.
To Airport
Washington St.

CO 58
Exit
Exit 266
Golden
I-70
South Table Mountain

Exit

263
Old Golden Rd.
N
Denver West
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National Renewable Energy Lab

• EMERGENCY RESPONSE ORGANIZATION
• HAZARD ANALYSIS AND RISK ASSESSMENT
• Graded approach to determine hazards within
  facility or operation
• Identify level of risk associated with hazards
• Implement controls for hazard(s) present
• Determine acceptable level of emergency response

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National Renewable Energy Lab

• INTERNAL VS EXTERNAL
• EMERGENCY RESPONSE ORGANIZATION
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• Review Pros and Cons 
• Hiring and Training Employees
• Equipment Needs and Cost
• Knowledge of Site and Hazards
• Timing of Response
• Involvement in Planning
• NREL Determined Acceptable Response
• Primary Responsibility to External Agencies
• Trained Internal Responders to Supplement
  External Responders

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National Renewable Energy Lab

• EXTERNAL RESPONDING AGENCIES
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• Local Fire Authority
• Haz Mat Teams
• Local Law Enforcement
• Federal Agencies, as necessary

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National Renewable Energy Lab

• INTERNAL RESPONDING TEAMS
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• ESH
• SECURITY
• BUILDING EMERGENCY COORDINATORS
• FIRE MARSHAL TEAM
• MEDICAL
• SITE OPERATIONS
• PUBLIC AFFAIRS

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National Renewable Energy Lab

• EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER
• NREL AND DOE REPRESENTATIVES
• PROVIDE SUPPORT AND CONCURRENCE
• DISSEMINATE STAFF AND PUBLIC INFORMATION

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National Renewable Energy Lab

• Exercises

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National Renewable Energy Lab